Monet's garden in Giverney, France. By Janeykay2007. Used with humorous essay on minimalist art and Monet
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Mean old lady looks sourly at the camera: mother-in-law issues. By Alberto Jorrin Rodriguez
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Cartoon of a bouncer looking at the i.d. of a disguised animal. Name That Cartoon Caption: February 2026
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BOOMER Cartoon Caption Contests: Newest and Beyond

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A grandmother and granddaughter on a laptop, as if even playing the Jumble puzzle game with felines and eagles.
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Richmond skyline, by Sean Pavone via Dreamtime, for What's Booming - Richmond events in Boomer magazine
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A woman on her phone, always the planner for getting together with friends. Nenitorx
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Always the Planner and So Over It

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A woman with cancer diagnosis sits in a wheelchair and looks mournfully out of the window. A woman is concerned about her longtime friend’s cancer diagnosis, but the friend’s aggressive reactions to her inquiries are damaging the friendship. Advice columnist Eric Thomas weighs in.
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Arrangement from History Blooms at the Virginia Museum of History and Culture, Richmond. For What's Booming, February 19
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A pickleball paddle and ball, with a globe image on the ball, for becoming a pickleball politician. Robert Hills
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Tarantulas on the ground, by Armenarmen88. Who will kill the spiders?
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